Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 14:07 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: David Barron Runs 18.983/30.00, Now #13; No Prior Run

12:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,063 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Barron leaves the line, the bike doesn't shift and he has to back off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.058/186.36, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.261/184.40, Now #14; No Prior Run

Harris makes his quickest pass of the weekend and gets in the show in the 13th for now. Bonham makes a clean pass and gets in the field for now.

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Left Lane: Michael Ray Runs 9.236/85.58, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.967/190.46, Now #13; No Prior Run

Ray gets out of the groove, drifts to the left, then backs off the throttle around half track. he gets in the field on the bump for now. Smith goes right down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend so far and gets in the field in the 13th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.985/192.30, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.939/196.36, Now #13; No Prior Run

Underdahl makes a clean pass and gets in the show in the 13th spot. Pollacheck makes his quickest pass of the weekend and gets in the 15th spot.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.961/187.94, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.930/191.51, Was #11
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.825/194.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.933/193.13, Was #12

Johnson makes an impressive pass here, tying his career best, sets the track record, and making the quickest run of the weekend so far to get in the top spot for now. Gann makes a clean pass but slows from his best attempt yesterday.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.865/194.74, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.905/194.58, Was #9
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.847/195.70, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.914/195.85, Was #11

Arana goes right down the groove and improves to the fourth spot for now. Tonglet makes a clean pass and moves up to the sixth spot.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.886/194.13, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.901/192.14, Was #10
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 6.870/191.95, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.913/189.76, Was #11

Arana improves a little and moves up a spot to tenth. Berry goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the seventh spot.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.816/195.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.880/191.54, Was #8
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.933/190.51, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.899/193.46, Was #11

Krawiec goes right down the groove with an impressive pass, sets the track record, and takes over the top spot. Hines slows from his best attempt yesterday.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.845/194.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.863/194.88, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.849/192.47, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.891/192.33, Was #10

Smith has the best sixty foot time of the round so far, a 1.038, but he doesn't keep the momentum all the way through the run. Savoie improves and moves up to the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.824/195.17, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.837/194.44, Was #4
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.842/195.79, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.832/195.14, Was #3

Ellis goes right down the groove with an impressive pass and moves up to the second spot. Stoffer makes a clean pass but does not improve.

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